Here's a link to our team schedule until the end of the semester.
http://bit.ly/1Uae0J
Friday, October 30, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Team #14
Hey guys,
I hope we can use this blog to our advantage in sharing resources. I am very excited about how our project is going thus far. I know we will have to make a lot of adjustments in our machine, but I believe that it will be a fun learning experience.
I hope we can use this blog to our advantage in sharing resources. I am very excited about how our project is going thus far. I know we will have to make a lot of adjustments in our machine, but I believe that it will be a fun learning experience.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Strategy and Concept
Welcome! We are team #14, the ThunderChickens.
We feel very confident about our chances in the competition. Our strategy is to scoop the balls from our side of the arena over the center divider to score. In order to best execute this strategy, we designed our machine as a stationary arm with three axes of motion. There will be a frame resting on the tabletop, braced against the inside of the slot to prevent unwanted movement. We will be able to adjust the arm's angle and length to reach any point on our side of the slot. We will also be able to independently control the "wrist" of the end-effector to give us greater reach and dexterity in handling the balls. By appropriately gearing down the motors we have been given, we expect to be able to generate a tremendous amount of torque, enabling us to manipulate even the heaviest balls, and potentially push our way past opponents' defenses.
Though the engineering will, of course, be a challenge, we look forward to fleshing out our ideas, and think we may have a winner on our hands. We can't wait til the competition!
We feel very confident about our chances in the competition. Our strategy is to scoop the balls from our side of the arena over the center divider to score. In order to best execute this strategy, we designed our machine as a stationary arm with three axes of motion. There will be a frame resting on the tabletop, braced against the inside of the slot to prevent unwanted movement. We will be able to adjust the arm's angle and length to reach any point on our side of the slot. We will also be able to independently control the "wrist" of the end-effector to give us greater reach and dexterity in handling the balls. By appropriately gearing down the motors we have been given, we expect to be able to generate a tremendous amount of torque, enabling us to manipulate even the heaviest balls, and potentially push our way past opponents' defenses.
Though the engineering will, of course, be a challenge, we look forward to fleshing out our ideas, and think we may have a winner on our hands. We can't wait til the competition!
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